Sentences with phrase «economic benefit to the environment»

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You can convince stakeholders about coal's employment and economic benefits, but it is bit of a hard sell to claim coal is good for the environment.

Readers are cautioned that these forward - looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due a variety of factors, including, among other things, that conditions to the closing of the transaction may not be satisfied, the potential impact on the business of Accompany due to the uncertainty about the acquisition, the retention of employees of Accompany and the ability of Cisco to successfully integrate Accompany and to achieve expected benefits, business and economic conditions and growth trends in the networking industry, customer markets and various geographic regions, global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment and other risk factors set forth in Cisco's most recent reports on Form 10 - K and Form 10 - Q.

A recent poll for the Asia Pacific Foundation found that a majority (51 percent) of respondents felt that the potential risks to the environment of transporting oil and gas to Asia outweigh the potential economic benefits.

The Province of B.C. is willing to make significant environmental sacrifices for projects that will bring economic benefits to the Province of B.C.. On the other hand, they will block a project needed by a land - locked sister province, a project that would benefit all of Canada, claiming that they are doing so because they must protect the environment, protect the land from damage and reduce global warming.

Ideally, when it comes to which sectors you're investing in, you'll have a nice mix of both defensive and cyclical stocks — meaning companies that should hold up well in all kinds of markets (like utilities) and others that can be expected to perform particularly well in certain economic environments (like hotels and restaurants, which benefit when the economy is booming).

«We have successfully increased our business volumes in both the areas of corporate financing and leasing,» says general manager Hans Pajoma, adding that thanks to the improved economic environment, the number of problematic loans decreased, which benefited the results.

We aim to bring long - lasting positive change to the communities where we work, respecting human rights, bringing economic benefits and looking after the environment.

The Erie County Industrial Development Agency is an independent, public benefit corporation sanctioned by the State of New York to offer tax incentives to qualified businesses, and is dedicated to furthering economic development, adaptive reuse of qualified properties, job creation and ensuring a thriving business environment in Erie County.

The Department of Environment and Planning's Division of Planning provides financial assistance and strategic focus and direction to Erie County's cultural sector to promote the economic and cultural benefits of the County's tourism, arts, culture, and heritage industry.

The Erie County Industrial Development Agency is a public benefit corporation sanctioned by the State of New York to offer tax incentives to qualified businesses, and is dedicated to furthering economic development, adaptive reuse of qualified properties, job creation and a thriving business environment in Erie County.

«The declaration will purify the academic environment to create first - class medical journals, thus achieving social and economic benefits,» he says.

Genetically modified organisms may offer arguable societal and economic benefits, but some fear they may also pose hazards to humans, animals, plants and the environment.

Sánchez - Quiles said the question regulators and scientists will have to answer is what the trade - offs are between the economic benefits of tourism and personal health benefits of these chemicals and the harmful effects on the environment as a whole.

In contrast to the often narrowly defined single - objective nature of flood control, they observe that SFM places an emphasis not only on reducing risk (to people, economics and the environment) but also on seeking opportunities to working with natural processes and promoting multiple benefits across a range of criteria (ecological, societal and economic).

Working with governments, academia and industry across sectors such as forestry, fisheries, agriculture, environment, bioenergy, mining and human health, the goal of the organization is to generate social and economic benefits for British Columbia and Canada.

Known as the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund, it will be a source of transformative capital bringing together public and private investors to fund projects to restore degraded lands, which come with environment, economic and social benefits.

The recently launched Land Degradation Neutrality Fund is the first - of - its - kind investment vehicle dedicated to implementing the SDGs by leveraging public sector funds to raise private sector capital for sustainable land management and landscape restoration activities worldwide that bring multiple environment, economic and social benefits.

Lifelong learning arrangements, particularly those in informal and non-formal settings, can confer a number of benefits: they can provide people who live in countries that do not have universal education with access to learning opportunities on a continuous basis; they can address the problem of conventional formal schooling being too far removed from local cultural and social environments; and they can alleviate economic hardship, particularly for young people in developing countries who may experience strong pressures to earn income to help support their families or, particularly if they are girls, to take on significant responsibilities at home (1, 4).

This latest edition of the WWDR clearly demonstrates how water is critical to nearly every aspect of sustainable development, and how a dedicated SDG for water would create social, economic, financial and other benefits that would extend to poverty alleviation, health, education, food and energy production, and the environment.

In addition to economic benefits, there are social and environmental advantages to reducing energy consumption, such as preserving fossil fuels and minimising impact on the environment.

Qualified projects are evaluated by the Secretary against eight statutory criteria, including among others, impact on the environment, significance to the national transportation system, and the extent to which they generate economic benefits, leverage private capital, and promote innovative technologies.

The DOT prioritizes projects that provide public benefits, including benefits to public safety, the environment, economic development, and rail or rail - related intermodal service.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

By focusing on value firms, the benefits to financial statement analysis (1) are investigated in an environment where historical financial reports represent both the best and most relevant source of information about the firm's financial condition and (2) are maximized through the selection of relevant financial measures given the underlying economic characteristics of these high BM firms.

The utility companies are thought of also benefiting from slower economic environments because interest rates tend to be lower and their competition to borrow funds is much less.

From an economic perspective, faster GDP growth historically benefits cyclical sectors, which include financials and energy, while the defensive sectors like utilities have historically underperformed in a faster growth environment due to rising interest rates.

to Dive conservation and other efforts leading to a healthy ecosystem at Turneffe Atoll supporting sustainable social and economic benefits for Belize and serving as a model for similar coastal marine environments throughout the world.

We urge the BOEM and all reviewing agencies to carefully consider the overwhelming public support for protecting our coastal environment and the important economic benefits our Sanctuaries provide, and not allow any increased offshore oil exploration or production or decrease in protective status of our California Marine Sanctuaries.

He is not opposed to mining per se, but believes measures to safeguard the environment, protect indigenous communities» rights and ensure a fair distribution of economic benefits should be required.

The economic and social benefits of mangroves — which are estimated to run into the hundreds of billions worldwide — remain largely untapped due to a lack of carbon finance mechanisms, appropriate policy interventions, and rapid mangrove deforestation, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report launched today at the 20th Conference of [continue reading...]

Social benefits The projects we select not only benefit the environment but also improve the socio - economic conditions by providing clean energy, creating jobs, technological advancement, opportunities conducive to trade and development of the community as a whole.

(There are) extraordinary health and economic benefits of one of our nation's most transformative environmental laws and demonstrates the power of bipartisan approaches to protecting the health of the American people from pollution in our environment.»

In her address to the COP - 19 assembly, Canada's Environment Minister, Leona Aglukkaq claimed that, «Canada is taking a leadership role in international climate change efforts by focusing on delivering significant environmental and economic benefits for all Canadians.»

Over in the Midwest, Minnesota is one of the states that's slowly reawakening to cap and trade's economic benefits, says Ellen Anderson, senior energy and environment advisor to Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and a former state senator.

A united North American energy strategy — perhaps in the form of an Energy North American Free Trade Agreement (E-NAFTA)-- could help to ensure that each nation reaps the economic benefits from development of these reserves while maintaining and enhancing commitments to protect the environment.

«Thanks to the natural - gas community's commitment to safe and responsible development, and our work with state regulators, people don't have to choose between the many energy security, air quality and economic benefits natural gas brings, and a clean environment.»

A study done for Environment Canada presented to a UN meeting in 1997, estimated a total CFC phase - out cost of $ 235 billion through the year 2060, but economic benefits totaling $ 459 billion.

We also recognized the long - term economic benefits for customers by offering products that help them save on their utility bills, such as compact fluorescent light bulbs and more energy efficient televisions.In 2005 we started with three broad goals: to be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy, to create zero waste and to sell products that sustain people and the environment.

Given the substantial evidence of the environmental and economic importance of encouraging the redevelopment and revitalization of such sites, will the benefit of the ERT's decisions outweigh their harm to the natural environment and the people of Ontario?

«We can have the environment protected and respected and we can have the economic benefits that will allow Canada to be in the future what it has been in the past.»

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK About Blog Terra Infirma Ltd are UK based environment and sustainability consultants with an excellent track record in bringing environmental and economic benefits to our clients.

Executive Management Duties & Responsibilities Provide effective solutions to complex issues such as cost budgeting, pricing strategies, vendor negotiations, revenue projections, purchasing and sales negotiations, business development tactics and industry competition Identify and develop talent among team members with targeted recruitment, focused training efforts and the promotion of a performance - based work environment that leverages individual talents for group benefit Utilize needs - and situation - based assessments to manage costs and capital outlays and determine potential ROI Participate heavily in all marketing, branding, public relations and communications activities Develop leadership team and support staff to aid in efficient business operations, sales and marketing functions, and client service execution, delegating important tasks and assignments while monitoring for effective resolution Lead through example with consistent work ethic, attitude, and professionalism, while performing sales presentations, overseeing market operation and business development, creating new revenue channels and managing key vendor and client relationships Collaborate in all phases of strategic planning with senior - level management, while furnishing oversight and guidance regarding effective acquisition strategies, pricing, market trends, and operational structures Assess and expand key markets and potential business ventures while ensuring operational efficiency and solid execution of corporate mission Create and implement marketing and sales strategies while tracking progress versus established internal and external benchmarks, focusing on both revenue generation as well as cost control Maintain a strong working knowledge of the products, services and respective marketplace, including pricing and regulatory trends, competitor strategies, general economic conditions and other business metrics Act as a liaison between staff, clients, and other management members to resolve issues in a timely manner